Emergency department care 2016–17: Australian hospital statistics provides information on people who present at emergency departments in Australia, including who used services, why they used them, and how long they had to wait for care.

ISSN: 2205-5096 (PDF) 1036-613X (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-76054-262-7

Cat. no: HSE 194

Pages: 99

Findings from this report:

There were about 7.8 million presentations to 287 public hospital emergency departments

73% of patients received treatment within an appropriate time for their urgency (triage) category